One of the advantages of not researching a destination is that everything you discover for yourself is a fresh delight. Such as our day jaunt to Gubbio. At first simply a place name on a map, what we discovered on arrival was another medieval hillside town with rich colour and interesting alleyways. The stone of … Continue reading Another Day – Another Medieval Town – Gubbio
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A day in Assisi
It's at this point that I have to confess that I did not research Assisi at all. Of course I know something of St Francis of Assisi, but our motivation for coming here was to visit Francesca and see her farmhouse transformation first hand. I lived in one many years back when I had a … Continue reading A day in Assisi
At Le Ginestre
Le Ginestre is the brain child of our friend Francesca. She rescued an abandoned farmhouse about ten kilometres outside of Assisi and with a lot of foresight and ability to communicate with tradesmen, has transformed it into a wonderful B&B and fledgling olive oil farm.Le Ginestre refers to a wildflower that grows abundantly in the … Continue reading At Le Ginestre
The Reluctant Retiree 